Extra income?
04-14-2011, 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by bamamama
Originally Posted by lbaillie
I've had some luck with selling quilt tops on ebay. but the listing prices are going up up and up. I was thinking about trying Etsy.com anybody try that and had any luck?
04-15-2011, 03:19 AM
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wow, your stuff is really is cute :)
I asked the question about Etsy here not long ago. Nobody seems to do very well there. http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-113304-1.htm
I've done ok. I have sold about 30 items. I made 9 sales last month, one was a double sale with2 items. So 10 items sold for 1 month. The best so far. But I don't do quilting related items. You have to find something unique. There are thousands and thousands of sellers. you have to find something new and different. Otherwise you get lost in the mix. Still slow regardless. You really gotta be unique and push and promote to get it figured out.
Originally Posted by LovinMySoldier
Originally Posted by bamamama
Originally Posted by lbaillie
I've had some luck with selling quilt tops on ebay. but the listing prices are going up up and up. I was thinking about trying Etsy.com anybody try that and had any luck?
04-15-2011, 04:07 AM
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Originally Posted by reeskylr
I should be doing more, but I've grown lazy. I did a LOT of article writing on Freelancer.com. Usually starts out at a dollar an article and they usually want 10 articles a day some want less. I got a couple good contacts of stable employers, then I went to work for Wal-Mart and fell out of it. I was making upward to 5.00 an article there for a bit. However, it is very time consuming and sometimes the turn around is short on what they want.
You also have to watch out for some of the India employers that want something for nothing. I also had one that never paid me, so then I wised up and watched closer to the reviews and checked their names for how many posts they had and how much it may have repeated.
You also have to watch out for some of the India employers that want something for nothing. I also had one that never paid me, so then I wised up and watched closer to the reviews and checked their names for how many posts they had and how much it may have repeated.
04-15-2011, 09:54 AM
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I just got a Vera Bradley catalogue in the mail and boy do those quilted hand bags bring in big bucks! Ladies, you are equally, if not more, talented. Get sewing! Make money! Vera Bradley, eat dirt! (Oops. That wasn't nice)
04-15-2011, 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by thequiltmama
wow, your stuff is really is cute :)
I asked the question about Etsy here not long ago. Nobody seems to do very well there. http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-113304-1.htm
I've done ok. I have sold about 30 items. I made 9 sales last month, one was a double sale with2 items. So 10 items sold for 1 month. The best so far. But I don't do quilting related items. You have to find something unique. There are thousands and thousands of sellers. you have to find something new and different. Otherwise you get lost in the mix. Still slow regardless. You really gotta be unique and push and promote to get it figured out.
Originally Posted by LovinMySoldier
Originally Posted by bamamama
Originally Posted by lbaillie
I've had some luck with selling quilt tops on ebay. but the listing prices are going up up and up. I was thinking about trying Etsy.com anybody try that and had any luck?
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April
04-15-2011, 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by LovingIzabella
Originally Posted by thequiltmama
wow, your stuff is really is cute :)
I asked the question about Etsy here not long ago. Nobody seems to do very well there. http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-113304-1.htm
I've done ok. I have sold about 30 items. I made 9 sales last month, one was a double sale with2 items. So 10 items sold for 1 month. The best so far. But I don't do quilting related items. You have to find something unique. There are thousands and thousands of sellers. you have to find something new and different. Otherwise you get lost in the mix. Still slow regardless. You really gotta be unique and push and promote to get it figured out.
Originally Posted by LovinMySoldier
Originally Posted by bamamama
Originally Posted by lbaillie
I've had some luck with selling quilt tops on ebay. but the listing prices are going up up and up. I was thinking about trying Etsy.com anybody try that and had any luck?
Hugs
April
04-15-2011, 12:59 PM
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Just a heads up - there are so many Vera Bradley knock-offs in some dept stores that sell for $10 - 30. Sometimes people compare them to your good quality hand made ones and think they are too high.
Originally Posted by Krystyna
I just got a Vera Bradley catalogue in the mail and boy do those quilted hand bags bring in big bucks! Ladies, you are equally, if not more, talented. Get sewing! Make money! Vera Bradley, eat dirt! (Oops. That wasn't nice)
04-15-2011, 01:41 PM
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Just a heads up - there are so many Vera Bradley knock-offs in some dept stores that sell for $10 - 30. Sometimes people compare them to your good quality hand made ones and think they are too high.
04-15-2011, 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by reeskylr
I should be doing more, but I've grown lazy. I did a LOT of article writing on Freelancer.com. Usually starts out at a dollar an article and they usually want 10 articles a day some want less. I got a couple good contacts of stable employers, then I went to work for Wal-Mart and fell out of it. I was making upward to 5.00 an article there for a bit. However, it is very time consuming and sometimes the turn around is short on what they want.
You also have to watch out for some of the India employers that want something for nothing. I also had one that never paid me, so then I wised up and watched closer to the reviews and checked their names for how many posts they had and how much it may have repeated.
You also have to watch out for some of the India employers that want something for nothing. I also had one that never paid me, so then I wised up and watched closer to the reviews and checked their names for how many posts they had and how much it may have repeated.
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